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  1. Waitere v Trustees of Moerangi 3A2B2B1A - Moerangi 3A2B2B1A (2007) 122 Waikato MB 270 (122 W 270) [pdf, 676 KB]

    ...detennination under section 18(1)(a) in favour of the applicant in detemlining that the bach she occupied belonged to her whanau. SUBMISSIONS FOR THE APPLICANT [4] The applicant submitted that costs should lie where they fall. The applicant is legally aided and does not have funds to make payment of costs. The proceeding also involves whanau and whanau land and the applicant requested that special consideration be given to that factor. The applicant \vas also of the opinion that h...

  2. Te Manutukutuku Issue 10 [pdf, 2.8 MB]

    ...Wharekauri would have full knowledge of this possibility by virtue of the caveat on the title and in the conditions of sale. THE WAIT ANGI TRIBUNAL, Databank House, 175 The Terrace, PO Box 10-044, Wellington Tel (04) 721 709 Fax (04) 711 263 LEGAL SERVICES BILL The Government has reintroduced the Legal Services Bill (first introduced October 1989) that will revise the way legal aid is paid and which will also cover aid to counsel appearing before the Tribunal. The Bill provides th...

  3. Canterbury Westland Standards Committee v Hemi [2013] NZLCDT 23 [pdf, 121 KB]

    ...a practising certificate as a barrister and solicitor issued under the Act. 2 At all material times the Practitioner was a solicitor employed by the firm E L (Firm). 3 In 2011, while in the employment of the Firm, the Practitioner carried out legal services for the following two clients of the Firm: (a) E M; and (b) T B (Clients). 4 Without the knowledge of the Firm, and without having rendering an invoice to the Clients, the Practitioner personally obtained payments as follows f...

  5. 20231124-Courts-BIM_Redacted_FINAL.pdf [pdf, 1.1 MB]

    ...Priority issues in the Courts portfolio........................................................ 12 Increasing access to justice ........................................................................................ 12 Accessible and sustainable legal services are essential to the daily operation of the courts .................................................................................................................... 12 Barriers to accessing justice can cause unresolve...

  6. [2016] NZEmpC 67 Bay of Plenty DHB v Rahiri [pdf, 143 KB]

    ...months’ equivalent remuneration as a result of her unjustified dismissal. [6] Next, the Authority awarded Ms Rahiri compensation of $7,500 under s 123(1)(c)(i) of the Act. The Authority did not make any award of costs. Ms Rahiri was then legally aided and the Authority, applying ss 45 and 46 of the Legal Services Act 2011 concluded that if she had not been legally aided, then it would have awarded costs in her favour of $1,900. [7] Finally on those aspects of the Authority’s...

  7. 2015 Ministry of Justice annual report - our performance [pdf, 509 KB]

    ...Measure withdrawn This measure has been replaced with the indicator above. The ‘average age of active cases’ is the primary measure the Ministry uses to monitor the time it takes for cases to proceed through the system. The quality of legal aid services improves Ministry of Justice Quality and Value audits show that private legal aid providers and Public Defence Service lawyers are providing high quality and cost‑effective services 100% meet expected standards 2014/...

  8. About the Authority

    The Authority was established on 1 July 2011 under the Legal Services Act 2011. The Authority forms part of the quality framework to improve the quality of services provided by legal aid providers. The purpose of the Act is to promote access to justice by establishing a system that effectively and efficiently provides legal services to people of insufficient means. The Act establishes the Authority with powers to review decisions about legal aid provider approvals. The function of the Authority...

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  9. OIA-119742.pdf [pdf, 2.7 MB]

    ...communications from the Ministry of Justice about the IPCA review Doc no. Date Document type Document title Decision on release 1 28/05/2024 Email RE: AM request - protest COP Tuesday Some information withheld under s9(2)(a) of the Act 1.1 28/05/2024 Aide Memoire 20240527 AM – Lawful protest Released in full 2 05/12/2025 Aide Memoire 20241205 - AM - Safety and Security of Elected Officials Withheld in full under s9(2)(f)(iv) of the Act 3 10/12/2025 Email FW: Review of aid...

  10. Ministry of Justice review for the State Services Commission’s Inquiry into the Use of External Security Consultants [pdf, 1.3 MB]

    ...Assurance was to be informed by seven years’ worth of financial records and, on a best endeavours  basis, to seek assurance for at least the last ten years.      3    8. The Inquirer also asked that if the Ministry had been subject by restructure or merger (i.e. the 2011  Legal Services Agency merger into the Ministry), to take reasonable steps to provide the assurance  for the organisation that predated establishment...